Reed Smith LLP

Clients come to Reed Smith LLP for its ‘efficiency, availability, and responsiveness’. The M&A department demonstrates skill in advising on business combinations, private equity investments, and AI-sector acquisitions. In New York, the ’outstanding’ Jennifer Cheng represents Fortune 500 companies in asset and stock acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, and take-privates, while Christopher Sheaffer focuses on private equity and cross-border M&A mandates. In Pittsburgh, Matthew Mohn is recommended for his experience in private equity-sponsored M&A, while Chicago-based Robert McCann primarily handles corporate governance issues. Private equity lawyers Mark Pedretti and Bradley Schmarak work from the firm’s New York and Chicago offices, respectively. All named individuals collectively head the group.